Sierra Leone vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Age dependency ratio
Sierra Leone
69.3%
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
47.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
44th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
41st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 69.3% against 47.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 22.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 44th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.5% | 81.7% | 6.2% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 81.4% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 86.8% | 78.0% | 8.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 89.0% | 71.9% | 17.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 62.7% | 26.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 53.6% | 28.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 48.1% | 24.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Sierra Leone or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Sierra Leone, at 69.3% against 47.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Sierra Leone and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 22.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Sierra Leone ranks 44th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.